Buying Advice

[The Conqueror]

General Questions

1) What is your budget? (INR or USD)
Upto INR 25,000

2) What size notebook would you prefer?
a. Netbook; 10” screen or less
b. Ultraportable; 11" - 12” screen
c. Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen
d. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
e. Desktop Replacement; 17"+ screen
C and D
3) Which country will you buying this notebook? Also state that if Amazon.com or Newgg.com ships to your country (Only if you know this info).
India

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like: N/A
b. Dislike: N/A


5) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?
1. Video Conferencing
2. Video Editing
3. Adobe Photoshop/Dreamweaver (Website Development)

6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both?
Yes, It should be portable.
7) Will you be playing games on your notebook? If so, please state which games or types of games?
Rarely.

8) How many hours of battery life do you need?
3-4 Hours.
9) Would you prefer to see the notebooks you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK?

I'll see the notebooks and will buy offline.

10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista or Windows 7), Mac OS, Linux, etc.

Dual Boot :- Windows 7 + Fedora
Screen Specifics

11) What screen resolution(s) would you prefer?
1280 x 800 , 1280 x 1024

Keep in mind screen size in conjunction with resolution will play a large role in overall viewing comfort level. Everyone is different. Some like really small text, while others like their text big and easy to

 

[pauldmps]

INR 25000 is too less for your requirements. I'd recommend that you revise your budget.
Photoshop/Dreamweaver requires powerful processor an a good amount of RAM.

 

[The Conqueror]

I can stretch it upto 40,000.

 

[pauldmps]

^^ Great. Then you need to wait a little for the new Sandy-bridge laptops to come to market. 40k is a midrange budget & in this budget, it does not makes sense to buy the current offerings when newer & better products are coming within a month.

If you are in a hurry, then let me know.

 

[pulkitpopli2004]

^^ i3 proccy with 4GB RAM.. wont dat be enough for his requirement?

 

[pauldmps]

Yes but is there any such config under 25k ?

And if he's going to spend something near 40k, then it is not justified to get a hardware which will get outdated within a month!

 

[pulkitpopli2004]

yes there is a model bt it cost 28k.. i think OP can increase his budget to this..

i recently purchased ASUS i3 proccy,14" screen, 4gb ram laptop..

 

[pauldmps]

^^ Acer Aspire 5742 - Intel Core i3-370M , 2GB RAM. I won't recommend it.

 

[The Conqueror]

Inspiron 15R Laptop Details | Dell India
Inspiron 15R Laptop
What about this one? Has a modest card (I am not gaming anyways) ,decent RAM and i3, i5 processor. What else does one need?
Yes,I am in a hurry!

 

[pauldmps]

^^ 2GB RAM is not enough for running Win7 + Photoshop properly. Plus the Pentium P600 processor is outdated.

Selecting a Dell with 4GB RAM automatically raises your budget to about 36k.

Also a few Sandy-bridge desktops are already available on the Dell site. I'm hoping for newer laptops announcement in 1-2 days. So I'm asking you to wait.

 

[pulkitpopli2004]

^^ Acer Aspire 5742 - Intel Core i3-370M , 2GB RAM. I won't recommend it.

i was talking abt asus 4gb ram , i3 proccy for him

 

[pauldmps]

^^ Model no. & price please.

 

[pulkitpopli2004]

auss a42f - 28k w/o laptop bag
from nehru place, delhi

 

[pauldmps]

^^ That's a good choice in limited budget.

 

[pulkitpopli2004]

yeah... OP can go with this model if thats urgent and he dont want to increase budget

 

[pauldmps]

^^ I agree. i3 with 4GB RAM should suffice OP's requirement.

 

[The Conqueror]

So should I still wait ? What will be the expected cost of those laptops with sandy bridge?

 

[pauldmps]

If you are planning to spend 25k, then there is no need to wait.

If you are willing to spend 40k, then you should definitely wait.

 

[The Conqueror]

I think Inspiron 15R Severs my purpose quite well.
If I buy a 9-cell battery, would that make a significant difference in the weight/bulkiness ?

Regarding the Graphics,
Of course I would not choose the INTEL HD Graphics, Dell is offering two choices :
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5470 - 512MB (India)
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 550v - 1GB (India)
Which one would be better? Which one would make the least sound?

Dell Inspiron M101z Laptop | Dell India The Dell Inspiron M101z Laptop
looks quite promising as well. I've never used AMD Processors though. How is ATI HD 4225 as compared to Inspiron 15R's offerings?

 

[skeletor]

My advice would be to wait.

If you want to spend 20k on an ultraportable, then wait for AMD E-350 (fusion) based HP dm1z which really bridges the gap between a netbook and a notebook with great battery performance (7+ hours). This thing is still not fit for Dreamweaver and Photoshop though.

But then around 25k+ you can get a decent performing laptop which can give you 3-4 hours of battery life. Don't wait in this case.

If you want to spend 40k, then again wait for Sandy Bridge based laptops.

Plus the Pentium P600 processor is outdated.

A small clarification. yup, Pentium P600 is 'outdated' but only if you consider the mobile versions of first gen Core i3, i5 outdated too. Pentium P600 is a 32nm 'Arrandale' - one step below first gen Core i3. (25-30k laptops)